South Florida Agencies And Tribes Unite For Cross-Boundary Prescribed Fire Project
Massive prescribed fire requires multi-jurisdictional agencies to cooperate.
- By justin.housman - January 20th, 2025 2:20am
Parks in the News
Peregrine Falcon Nesting Prompts Trail Closures In Big Bend National Park
Peregrine falcons are threatened in Texas and to protect them as they nest, Big Bend National Park is implementing temporary trail closures.
- By justin.housman - January 19th, 2025 2:40am
Any Future Eruption Of The Yellowstone Caldera Likely To Occur Along Northeastern Edge
Deep within the Yellowstone Caldera, the bowl-shaped rock cauldron at the heart of Yellowstone National Park, there’s a clue that any future eruption will occur near the northeastern edge of the caldera.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2025 5:59am
Mount Rainier National Park Puts New Wilderness Permit Fee Structure In Place
Mount Rainier National Park is moving from a trip-based to an individual-based fee structure for wilderness permits.
- By justin.housman - January 19th, 2025 2:20am
National Park Service Takes Steps Towards Allowing Mining In Lake Clark NP
Two easements for the transportation of minerals out of an inholding within Lake Clark have been issued by the National Park Service.
- By justin.housman - January 18th, 2025 2:30am
Everglades National Park Announces All-New Wilderness Stewardship Plan
The wilderness management plan for Everglades National Park has been updated and is available for review.
- By justin.housman - January 17th, 2025 2:45am
Yosemite-Area Tribes Request Go-Ahead To Collect Wild Plants In The Park
Tribes in the Yosemite area have requested making it legal for them to gather plants for traditional uses. The National Park Service is seeking input on their Environmental Assessment of the plan.
- By justin.housman - January 17th, 2025 4:38am
Dinosaur National Monument Exhibit Hall Will Temporarily Close In Fall 2025
The National Park Service has announced a major road, parking lot, and sidewalk reconstruction project in the Utah portion of Dinosaur National Monument for 2025.
- By justin.housman - January 17th, 2025 2:25am
Move Under Way In U.S. House To Strip Presidents Of Authority Under Antiquities Act
Legislation was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives to strip presidents of their authority under The Antiquities Act to designate national monuments.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 16th, 2025 5:23pm
Conservation Groups Critical Of Interior Secretary Nominee Burgum
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's hard stance that the United States, already the world's leading producer of oil, must produce even more drew harsh criticisms Thursday from conservation groups concerned about how the nominee for Interior secretary under the Trump administration would manage public land, including national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 16th, 2025 2:17pm
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